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Thursday, January 24, 2013

Mini Beauty and More Tiaras

It's been chilly, no, freezing here the past two days. So, I've been busy, curled up on my couch, re-configuring metal. With a small piece of scrap metal,

and a little metal fleur-de-lis, I created this mini crown. You know how much I love close up shots, so you can't tell from my first pic, but it's only 2" in diameter.

Each piece is made of brass. I roughed it up, and gave it a base coat of charcoal paint, mixed with a little plaster. A somewhat thin coat of white followed, which faded to a pale grey. After a little distressing, I finished it off with matte varnish. I'm loving this little beauty.

As long as I was on a more layered, distressed finish, I kept going with these.

Oh, yes, I made more angel tiaras.

I'm working on a few redesigned frames, boxes, ottomans, etc. I'll share soon.

You are SO amazing Rosemary!!! I love these precious crowns no matter what size they are....you should capture a photo of these sweet creations on some of your beautiful statuary! I bet they would fit them perfectly...hugs and love, Dawn